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The Staten Island Ferry is a fare-free passenger ferry route operated by the New York City Department of Transportation.The ferry's single route runs 5.2 miles (8.4 km) through New York Harbor between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, with ferry boats completing the trip in about 25 minutes.
The new station offers three street entrances, with the main entrance located across from the Staten Island Ferry terminal; [150] [52]: 1·9 (PDF p. 9) [157] the loop station originally had only one entrance within the terminal itself before it reopened with a connection to the South Ferry–Whitehall Street complex in 2013.
South Ferry is at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City and is the embarkation point for ferries to Staten Island (Staten Island Ferry, through the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal) and Governors Island. Battery Park, abutting South Ferry on the west, has docking areas for ferries to Liberty Island and Ellis Island.
St. George Terminal is the southern terminal of the Staten Island Ferry; it runs only to Whitehall Terminal, on the southern tip of Manhattan near Battery Park. The Staten Island Ferry runs a 24-hour service between the terminals. Ferries usually run at 15-to-20-minute intervals during rush hours and every 30 minutes at other times. [28] [29]
The westernmost Staten Island ferry slip burned down in December 1906, along with several temporary buildings nearby. [24] Walker and Morris's plans were approved in February 1907, [25] and a budget of $1.75 million was allotted to the work. [26] Work started on the Brooklyn ferry slips first, followed by the Staten Island ferry slips in 1908.
Public transportation available within walking distance includes the New York City Subway's 1 , N, R, and W trains at South Ferry – Whitehall Street and 2 and 3 trains at Wall Street; the M15, M15 SBS, M20, M55 New York City Bus routes, and the Staten Island Ferry at the Whitehall Terminal. [3]
Southbound M55 buses run along Fifth Avenue to East 8th Street (also known as St. Marks Place), then turns left to run east on the street towards Broadway. At Broadway, the M55 turns right and terminates at Whitehall Street along the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal bus loop. [7] Some southbound buses may terminate at Broadway & Chambers ...
Between Staten Island bus routes crossing the Staten Island Railway, through St. George Ferry Terminal, and then any local bus or subway service below Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan. [17] [18]: 71 Between the B11 and B6, and any connecting bus route on either line. [18]: 53